Standish

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Standish \Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]
     A stand, or case, for pen and ink.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver
           standish.                                --Swift.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Standish
       n : English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the
           early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656) [syn: {Miles
           Standish}, {Myles Standish}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Standish, CA
    Zip code(s): 96128
  Standish, ME
    Zip code(s): 04084
  Standish, MI (city, FIPS 76120)
    Location: 43.98058 N, 83.96337 W
    Population (1990): 1377 (641 housing units)
    Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 48658

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Standish, MI -- U.S. city in Michigan
     Population (2000):    1581
     Housing Units (2000): 672
     Land area (2000):     2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.141958 sq. miles (5.547646 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            76120
     Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
     Location:             43.982075 N, 83.959298 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     48658
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Standish, MI
      Standish